Criminal Law – May 21, 2012

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/24/2012

On April 5, the Nevada Supreme Court held that a lower court abused its discretion when it admitted text messages absent sufficient evidence corroborating the identity of the sender. Rodriguez v. Nevada, No. 56413, 2012 WL...more

by Fox Rothschild on 2/22/2012

The Joint Electronic Technology Working Group (Working Group) of federal criminal practitioners recently established a protocol consisting of recommendations, strategies and a checklist for managing discovery of...more

by Davis & Hoss, PC on 11/4/2011

This Article addresses the evidentiary hurdle of authenticating social-networking evidence, a novel legal issue confronting courts today. The Article explains and critiques four approaches used by different jurisdictions,...more

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 9/23/2011

Affirming that issues concerning electronically stored information (ESI) are confined neither to civil matters nor private-party litigants, a federal district court this month ordered prosecutors to reproduce discovery in a...more

by Bay Oak Law on 6/1/2011

When someone subpoenas subscriber information from an internet service provider, does the subscriber have an expectation of privacy? In California, at least, the answer seems to be: No. In People v. Stirpo, (Second District...more

by Neeraj Aarora on 12/6/2010

The incidents of war happened in the real world is mirrored in cyber space, given the recent incidents of hacking of government websites by state or non state group of hackers for political, military, espionage purposes. As...more

by Craig Greene on 11/1/2010

Our bi-monthly newsletter for attorneys featuring articles re: ACFE report highlighting the importance of antifraud controls; Authentication issues: Who creates ESI; Rule 26 Amendments extending greater work product...more

by Paul McCormack on 10/22/2010

The good news is that, motivated by concern—even fear—of being victimized by fraudsters whose exploits have been gaining increasing media attention in recent years, many organizations are finally investing in the...more